When was Phil Spector born and where did he grow up?
Harvey Phillip Spector was born on the 26th of December 1939 in the Bronx. His family moved to Los Angeles in 1953 after his father died by suicide in April 1949.
Questions about Phil Spector
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What were Phil Spector's biggest hits as a record producer?
Phil Spector produced nineteen U.S. top-ten singles including five number-one records between 1958 and 1971. His most famous songs include To Know Him Is to Love Him which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on the 1st of December 1958 and Be My Baby by the Ronettes which went to number 2 in 1963.
How did Phil Spector die and when did it happen?
Spector died on the 16th of January 2021 at age 81 while incarcerated at California Health Care Facility Stockton. He had been diagnosed with COVID-19 on the 19th of December 2020 and taken to San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp California before being intubated in January 2021.
Why was Phil Spector sent to prison and what sentence did he receive?
On the 3rd of February 2003 Spector shot actress Lana Clarkson inside his mansion Pyrenees Castle in Alhambra California. He was sentenced to 19 years to life in California state prison system on the 29th of May 2009 after a retrial concluded with a guilty verdict on the 13th of April 2009.
What albums did Phil Spector produce for The Beatles and John Lennon?
In early 1970 Allen Klein brought Spector to England to work on the Beatles' abandoned Let It Be recording sessions which yielded the number 1 U.S. single The Long and Winding Road. That same year Spector co-produced Lennon's Plastic Ono Band and helped provide symphonic ambience for Harrison's multiplatinum album All Things Must Pass.